Industry Business Models

Specifically, it s not just an e-book reader but a tablet, a media store, a platform for digital media sales, and even a publishing imprint. The Kindle ecosystem is also Amazon s fastest-growing product and could account for more than 10% of the company s revenue next year. How does Amazon generate revenue from the Kindle ecosystem? Does it generate any profit yet? Will it ever generate profit? How much? Answering these questions is complicated because Amazon discloses little (basically nothing) about the Kindle ecosystem, and because the business…